{"id":95,"date":"2020-12-17T23:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/2020-12-17-living-with-nature-in-yellowstone\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T14:15:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T21:15:04","slug":"living-with-nature-in-yellowstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/news-items\/2020\/12\/17\/living-with-nature-in-yellowstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Living with Nature in Yellowstone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"95\" class=\"elementor elementor-95\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05d6536 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05d6536\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3fc1c7\" data-id=\"f3fc1c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67472ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"67472ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3509f25 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/news-items\/2020\/12\/17\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 17, 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e67c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e67c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_729\"><em>by Guang Yang<\/em><\/p><p class=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1480\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image10-399x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image10-399x500.jpg 399w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image10-768x963.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image10-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image10.jpg 804w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/>During the last four decades, wildlife photographer Tom Murphy has captured and presented to us many iconic images of nature from around the world. Yet, it is Yellowstone National Park that claims his heart.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"\">Back in the winter of 1985, Tom embarked on a solo skiing journey across the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park. He could not have picked a winter with more severe weather conditions. During the 14-day expedition, Tom had to overcome challenges beyond what he could have imagined, enduring a four day snowstorm during which he could not see anything beyond 100 yards, and sleeping on snow banks under a thin little nylon tarp when it was 25\u00b0F to 30\u00b0F below zero. The sole purpose of the trip was to explore that piece of land, and the creatures in its wilderness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-178f569 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"178f569\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-183b674\" data-id=\"183b674\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f1df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9f1df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image2.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image2-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image2-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f27e8e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f27e8e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af17e34\" data-id=\"af17e34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9cf4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e9cf4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">In February 2018, I joined a photography tour to Yellowstone National Park, with Tom being our guide and photography instructor. Knowing Tom\u2019s vast body of work and his knowledge of the park, we were expecting him to start the workshop with photography tips. It turned out to be much more than that. From the very beginning, what Tom had shown and taught us is how one could connect to the mountains, the rivers, the forests, and the animals before becoming a real nature photographer.<\/p><p class=\"\">\u201cIn the wild natural environment, wildlife has equal right to live as human beings. As a nature photographer, we should always respect nature.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"\">\u201cRather than photographers going out to create a story, pushing and twisting wildlife, we need to instead be quiet and watch and listen to what creatures and wild land have to tell us.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa7db32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa7db32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ed6edc\" data-id=\"4ed6edc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ff223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21ff223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1482\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image4.jpg 864w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image4-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image4-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image4-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cbbac1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cbbac1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8c1181\" data-id=\"c8c1181\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ebe95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93ebe95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1608242975071_11081\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><p class=\"\">\u201cEvery time when walking or skiing into nature, I feel blessed to be a guest in wildlife\u2019s home. Animals have no obligation to cooperate with human beings on their own homeland. While as a guest, I would try my best to be considerate when moving around or taking photos so to minimize the chance of interrupting their lives.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1608238495520_22812\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-col-6 span-6 float float-right sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_452\" class=\"sqs-block-content\"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_451\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-hidden design-layout-inline combination-animation-none individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none sqs-narrow-width\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"><figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_450\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_449\" class=\"image-block-wrapper\" data-animation-role=\"image\"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_448\" class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element has-aspect-ratio \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1483\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image9-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image9-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image9-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image9.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1608238495520_25833\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><p class=\"\">Bison is one of the symbols of Yellowstone. Yet it is not so widely known that, in winter, bisons are under great stress to survive. They often gravitate toward the steaming geyser basins to keep warm. When hungry, they would roam around, look for grass to graze on, often having to dig deep into the snow. And they need to move to different places every day, many times cross the roads built for automobiles. Too often, we see people get in front of bison and block their path. \u201cWhen confronting bison moving in snow, sometimes toward a photographer\/tourist, people should quickly get out of their way. Bison need to survive because they are out there every day, while we don\u2019t need that one photo to survive.\u201d Realizing tourists\u2019 eagerness, Tom believes that \u201cphotographers and tourists could use telephoto lenses to remotely handle this type of encounter.\u201d \u201cSame thing happens when people encounter fox, coyote as well as other animals.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"\">Nowadays, more and more photographers\/tourists go all the way to remote places like Yellowstone to observe and record wildlife. Many invest a big chunk of time, money, and passion into the trips, hoping to catch some magnificent moments or dramatic action of animals. People come with various purposes, from gaining a good experience, to publishing in a magazine, or entering photography contest and so on. Thus the \u201cdrama-driven\u201d photography has become more and more popular.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"\">So what\u2019s considered a good photo? Of course \u201cdrama\u201d always grabs the eyeball. Yet Tom believes that it would be a great shot if the drama arises from natural behaviors and reflects moments of natural progress!\u00a0 However, \u201cif the drama is caused by photographers\/tourists with the purpose of causing animals to react due to confusion, unease, or even panics, it should be considered very unethical. A \u2018dramatic\u2019 photo showing the panic of animals caused by human beings is not a good picture.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-000b017 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"000b017\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8896aa\" data-id=\"a8896aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d4029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7d4029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image6-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image6-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image6-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image6.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f84be0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f84be0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bae1fb\" data-id=\"4bae1fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb975c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfb975c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1608238495520_32539\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><p class=\"\">In early 2020, Tom engaged in a program in which he was to study a family of 4 bald eagles, including both parents and two baby eagles. In a 4 months period, he spent roughly a total of 30 days, 6-7 hours each day, to monitor the family\u2019s daily lives. He set himself up 50 meters away from the eagle\u2019s home, watching and recording activities happening mainly in the 3-feet diameter nest, sometimes in snow storms.\u00a0\u201cI believe the eagles knew I was there. But they did not move away (how lucky I was) and still acted as if it\u2019s without my distantly watching them.\u201d Through this program, Tom was able to learn a lot about bald eagle behaviors, the kind of wisdom of life they have, and how they survive every day. And he was able to capture some wonderful moments of the eagle families.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1608238495520_29264\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-col-6 span-6 float float-right sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_488\" class=\"sqs-block-content\"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_487\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-hidden\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n         sqs-narrow-width\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"><figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_486\" class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_485\" class=\"image-block-wrapper\" data-animation-role=\"image\"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_484\" class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element\n              \n          \n        \n              has-aspect-ratio\n            \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1485\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image7-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image7-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image7-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image7-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image7-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image7.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1608238495520_29560\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><blockquote><p class=\"\"><strong><em>\u201cI believe the eagles knew I was there. But they did not move away (how lucky I was) and still acted as if it\u2019s without my distantly watching them.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p class=\"\">Sure, many photographers\/tourists live far away and don\u2019t have the luxury of time. Usually they only have a few days to a few weeks. Yet that should not be an excuse. We still need to start with respecting and learning the target subjects. It should be a continuous learning process as well.<\/p><p class=\"\">\u201cThink of the trip as a window to the world of wild nature. And it always takes time to accumulate knowledge, so be patient, and be humble. I\u2019m still learning new things every time I go out to nature.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"\">\u201cStay away quietly from the subject and let everything else happen naturally.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"\">\u201cIt\u2019s true that these moments are rare so one needs to be patient, and patient! Normally a 6-7 day trip should give photographers\/tourists chances to witness and record some great moments. Once the moment is recorded, the photographer should be rewarded for sure.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"\">As a devoted photographer, sometimes one may find him\/herself becoming\u00a0a tourists\u2019 attraction and causing traffic jams. One self-discipline at this moment is just to stop for a moment and take a deep breath rather than engaging a \u201cventurous move\u201d for the big shot. This pause could also signal to others what may be a disturbing action, so photographers need to set an example to others for good considerate behavior.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c82cdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c82cdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6353343\" data-id=\"6353343\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4434da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4434da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image5.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image5-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image5-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_image5-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17dbbe5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17dbbe5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-783bbe5\" data-id=\"783bbe5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342bbb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"342bbb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1608238495520_34320\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><p class=\"\">\u201cDuring a visit to Hayden Valley several years ago, I was sitting on the shore quietly observing trumpeter swans swimming. I was so engaged and did not realize until later that there were 50 people jamming into the spot, yelling and clapping to each other as everyone got excited. I realized people might see me carrying some professional equipment which might lead to their judgement that \u2018It must be something interesting out there\u2019. I felt I caused a problem and decided to back up and left.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1608238495520_46151\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-col-6 span-6 float float-right sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_524\" class=\"sqs-block-content\"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_523\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-hidden\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n         sqs-narrow-width\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"><figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_522\" class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_521\" class=\"image-block-wrapper\" data-animation-role=\"image\"><div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668115904447_520\" class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element\n              \n          \n        \n              has-aspect-ratio\n            \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1487\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1608238495520_46440\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><p class=\"\">Tom is cognizant of the huge challenges of protecting nature. In addition to leading photography tours and giving lectures, Tom relentlessly uses his photography to illustrate his passion for the remaining wild places on our earth. And he believes in the power of photographs in changing our society and making it a better world.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"\">You can view more of Tom Murphy\u2019s images on his website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmurphywild.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Murphy Photography<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"\"><strong><em>All images copyright \u00a9Tom Murphy<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">During the last four decades, wildlife photographer Tom Murphy has captured and presented to us many iconic images of nature from around the world. Yet, it is Yellowstone National Park that claims his heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":96,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[48],"class_list":["post-95","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"authors":[{"term_id":48,"user_id":36,"is_guest":0,"slug":"jonnorris-nf","display_name":"Jon Norris","avatar_url":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/5a1f8e7595e193d9f04032a8a8742e36.jpg?ver=1775327890","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2941,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95\/revisions\/2941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=95"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}